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Definitions

• the present invention relates to compounds of formula I, a process for their production and their use in electronic devices, especially electroluminescent devices.
• the compounds of formula I may provide improved efficiency, stability, manufacturability, or spectral characteristics of electroluminescent devices.
• DE102012000064 describes compounds of formula and their use in organic light emitting devices (OLEDs).
• OLEDs organic light emitting devices
• X can be C. If X is C, n is 1.
• WO2012139692 relates to electronic devices which comprise an anode, a cathode and at least one organic layer, where the organic layer comprises one or more substituted benzene compounds of formula or Y can be S and n can be 0 or 1, Z is CR 1 or N.
• R 1 can be an aromatic or hetero aromatic ring system.
• WO2011/160757 relates to an electronic device comprising an anode, cathode and at least one organic layer which contains a compound of formulae wherein X may be a single bond and L may be a divalent group.
• X may be a single bond
• L may be a divalent group.
• WO2012/130709 relates to 4H-Imidazo[1,2-a]imidazoles, such as , for example, a process for their production and their use in electronic devices, especially electroluminescent devices.
• WO2014/009317 relates to compounds of formula especially compounds of formula such as, for example, and a process for their production and their use in electronic devices, especially electroluminescent devices.
• the 2,5-disubstituted benzimidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazole derivatives are suitable hole transporting materials, or host materials for phosphorescent emitters.
• WO2014/044722 relates to compounds of formula which are characterized in that they substituted by benzimidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazo-5-yl and/or benzimidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazo-2,5-ylene groups and in that at least one of the substituents B 1 , B 2 , B 3 , B 4 , B 5 , B 6 , B 7 and B 8 represents N, a process for their production and their use in electronic devices, especially electroluminescent devices.
• European patent application no. 13191100.0 relates to compounds of formula which are characterized in that they are substituted by benzimidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazo-5-yl and/or benzimidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazo-2,5-ylene groups and in that at least one of the substituents B 1 , B 2 , B 3 , B 4 , B 5 , B 6 , B 7 and B 8 represents N; a process for their production and their use in electronic devices, especially electroluminescent devices.
• European patent application no. 14162667.1 relates to compounds of the formula especially wherein X 1 is H, a group of formula or X 2 and X 3 are independently of each other H, or a group of formula or wherein at least one of X 1 , X 2 and X 3 is a group of formula or comprises a group of formula
• Benzimidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazo-5-yl and benzimidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazo-2-ylsubstituted benzimidazolo[2,1-b][1,3]benzothiazole derivatives are described in PCT/EP2014/066174 .
• Azabenzimidazo[2,1-a]benzimidazoles for electronic applications are described in European patent application no. 14183598.3 .
• JP201249518 relates to a material for an organic electroluminescent element, which is a compound represented by general formula
• US2013341602 ( JP2013243266 ) relates to an organic electroluminescence device which is constituted from rganic layers including at least a light-emitting layer which are interposed between an anode and a cathode, wherein at least one layer of the above organic layers contains a blue phosphorescent organic metal complex having a structure represented by Formula (1) and a compound represented by the following Formula wherein X represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom; L represents a single bond or a linkage group derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon ring or an aromatic heterocycle; Ar 0 and Ar' each represent independently an aromatic hydrocarbon ring or an aromatic heterocycle; I represents an integer of 0 to 3, and I' represents an integer of 0 to 4.
• X represents an oxygen atom or a sulfur atom
• L represents a single bond or a linkage group derived from an aromatic hydrocarbon ring or an aromatic heterocycle
• Ar 0 and Ar' each represent independently an aromatic hydrocarbon ring or an aromatic heterocycle
• I represents
• Certain 1-functionalized dibenzofurans and dibenzothiophenes are found to be suitable for use in organo-electroluminescent devices.
• said derivatives are suitable charge transport materials, or host materials for phosphorescent emitters with low driving voltage, good efficiency and good operative lifetimes.
• X is 0 or S
• Y is a group of formula -[Ar 1 ] a -[Ar 2 ] b -[Ar 3 ] c -A 1
• a 1 is a group of formula (Xb); wherein R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 , R 7 , R 8 , R 9 , R 10 , R 11 , R 12 , R 13 , R 14 , R 15 , R 16 , R 17 , R 18 , R 19 , R 20 , R 21 , R 22 and R 23 are independently of each other H, F, CN, NO 2 , Si(R 24 )(R 25 )(R 26 ), P(O)(R 27 )(R 28 ), N(R 30 )(R 31 ), a C 1 -C 25 alkyl group, which can optionally be substituted by E, and or interrupted by D
• E is -OR 69 , -SR 69 , -NR 65 R 66 , -COR 68 , -COOR 67 , -CONR 65 R 66 , -CN, F, or NO 2 ;
• G is E, or a C 1 -C 18 alkyl group, a C 3 -C 18 cycloalkyl group, a C 6 -C 24 aryl group, a C 6 -C 24 aryl group, which is substituted by F, -CN, C 1 -C 18 alkyl, or C 1 -C 18 alkyl which is interrupted by O; a C 2 -C 50 heteroaryl group, or a C 2 -C 50 heteroaryl group, which is substituted by F, -CN, C 1 -C 18 alkyl, C 1 -C 18 alkyl which is interrupted by O;
• R 63 and R 64 are independently of each other H, C 6 -C 18 aryl; C 6 -C
• the compounds of the present invention may be used for electrophotographic photoreceptors, photoelectric converters, organic solar cells (organic photovoltaics), switching elements, such as organic transistors, for example, organic FETs and organic TFTs, organic light emitting field effect transistors (OLEFETs), image sensors, dye lasers and electroluminescent devices, such as, for example, organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs).
• organic transistors for example, organic FETs and organic TFTs, organic light emitting field effect transistors (OLEFETs), image sensors, dye lasers and electroluminescent devices, such as, for example, organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs).
• OLEDs organic light-emitting diodes
• the compounds of formula I can in principal be used in any layer of an EL device, but are preferably used as host, charge transport and/or charge/exciton blocking material. Particularly, the compounds of formula I are used as host material for green, especially blue light emitting phosphorescent emitters.
• a further subject of the present invention is directed to a charge transport layer, comprising a compound of formula I according to the present invention.
• a further subject of the present invention is directed to an emitting layer, comprising a compound of formula I according to the present invention.
• a compound of formula I is preferably used as host material in combination with a phosphorescent emitter.
• a further subject of the present invention is directed to a charge/exciton blocking layer, comprising a compound of formula I according to the present invention.
• D is preferably -CO-, -COO-, -S-, -SO-, -SO 2 -, -O-, -NR 65 -, wherein R 65 is C 1 -C 18 alkyl, such as methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, or sec-butyl, or C 6 -C 14 aryl, such as phenyl, tolyl, naphthyl, or biphenylyl, or C 2 -C 30 heteroaryl, such as, for example, benzimidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazo-2-yl carbazolyl, dibenzofuranyl, which can be unsubstituted or substituted especially by C 6 -C 10 aryl, or C 6 -C 10 aryl, which is substituted by C 1 -C 4 alkyl; or C 2 -C 13 heteroaryl.
• R 65 is C 1
• E is preferably -OR 69 ; -SR 69 ; -NR 65 R 66 ; -COR 67 ; -COOR 67 ; -CONR 65 R 66 ; or-CN; wherein R 65 , R 66 , R 67 and R 69 are independently of each other C 1 -C 18 alkyl, such as methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, hexyl, octyl, or 2-ethyl-hexyl, or C 6 -C 14 aryl, such as phenyl, tolyl, naphthyl, or biphenylyl.
• C 1 -C 18 alkyl such as methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, hexyl
• G is preferably-OR 31 ; -SR 31 ; -NR 32 R 33 ; a C 1 -C 18 alkyl group, a C 6 -C 14 aryl group, a C 6 -C 14 aryl group, which is substituted by F, or C 1 -C 18 alkyl; a C 2 -C 13 heteroaryl group, or a C 2 -C 13 heteroaryl group, which is substituted by F, or C 1 -C 18 alkyl; wherein R 31 , R 32 , R 33 and R 34 are independently of each other C 1 -C 18 alkyl, such as methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, hexyl, octyl, or 2-ethyl-hexyl, or C 6 -C 14 aryl, such as phenyl, tolyl, naphthyl, or bi
• a C 2 -C 13 heteroaryl group is for example, benzimidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazo-5-yl benzimidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazo-2-yl benzimidazolo[2,1-b][1,3]benzothiazolyl, carbazolyl, dibenzofuranyl, or dibenzotihophenyl, which can be unsubstituted or substituted, especially by C 6 -C 10 aryl, or C 6 -C 10 aryl, which is substituted by C 1 -C 4 alkyl; or C 2 -C 13 heteroaryl.
• R 1 , R 2 , R 3 , R 4 , R 5 , R 6 and R 7 are independently of each other H, or a group of formula [Ar 4 ] d -[Ar 5 ] e -[Ar 6 ] f -A 2 , wherein d, e, f, Ar 4 , Ar 5 , Ar 6 and A 2 are defined above, or below.
• R 3 , R 4 and R 6 , Y and X are more preferred, wherein R 3 , R 4 and R 6 , Y and X are defined above, or below.
• Y is a group of formula -[Ar 1 ] a -[Ar 2 ] b -[Ar 3 ] c -A 1 .
• a is 0, or 1
• b is 0, or 1 and c is 0, or 1, especially a is 0, or 1, b is 0, or 1 and c is 0, very especially a is 0, or 1, b is 0 and c is 0.
• a, b and c are 0.
• Ar 1 , Ar 2 and Ar 3 are independently of each other a C 6 -C 24 arylene group, which can optionally be substituted by G, a C 2 -C 30 heteroarylene group, which can optionally be substituted by G,
• the C 6 -C 24 arylene groups, Ar 1 , Ar 2 and Ar 3 , which optionally can be substituted by G, are typically phenylene, 4-methylphenylene, 4-methoxyphenylene, naphthylene, especially 1-naphthylene, or 2-naphthylene, biphenylylene, terphenylylene, pyrenylene, 2- or 9-fluorenylene, phenanthrylene, or anthrylene, which may be unsubstituted or substituted.
• the C 2 -C 30 heteroarylene groups, Ar 1 , Ar 2 and Ar 3 which optionally can be substituted by G, represent a ring with five to seven ring atoms or a condensed ring system, wherein nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur are the possible hetero atoms, and is typically a heterocyclic group with five to 30 atoms having at least six conjugated-electrons such as, for example, benzofuro[2,3-b]pyridylene benzothiopheno[2,3-b]pyridylene pyrido[2,3-b]indolylene benzofuro[2,3-c]pyridylene benzothiopheno[2,3-c]pyridylene pyrido[2,3-c]indolylene furo[3,2-b:4,5-b']dipyridylene, benzofuro[3,2-b]pyridylene benzothiopheno[3,2-b]pyridylene thieno[3,2-b
• C 6 -C 24 arylene groups are 1,3-phenylene, 1,4-phenylene, 3,3'-biphenylylene, 3,3'-m-terphenylene, 2- or 9-fluorenylene, phenanthrylene, which may be unsubstituted or substituted, especially by C 6 -C 10 aryl, C 6 -C 10 aryl which is substituted by C 1 -C 4 alkyl; or C 2- C 14 heteroaryl.
• Preferred C 2 -C 30 heteroarylene groups are pyridylene, triazinylene, pyrimidinylene, benzofuro[2,3-b]pyridylene, benzothiopheno[2,3-b]pyridylene, pyrido[2,3-b]indolylene, benzofuro[2,3-c]pyridylene, benzothiopheno[2,3-c]pyridylene , pyrido[2,3-c]indolylene, furo[3,2-b:4,5-b']dipyridylene, thieno[3,2-b:4,5-b']dipyridylene, pyrrolo[3,2-b:4,5-b']dipyridylene, dibenzofuranylene, dibenzothiophenylene , carbazolylene and benzimidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazo-2,5-ylene, benzofuro[3,2-b]pyridylene, ind
• the C 6 -C 24 arylene and C 2 -C 30 heteroarylene groups may be substituted by G.
• G is preferably C 1 -C 18 alkyl, such as methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, hexyl, octyl, or 2-ethyl-hexyl, -CF 3 , a C 6 -C 14 aryl group, a C 6 -C 14 aryl group, which is substituted by F, or C 1 -C 18 alkyl; a C 2 -C 13 heteroaryl group, or a C 2 -C 13 heteroaryl group, which is substituted by F, or C 1 -C 18 alkyl.
• C 1 -C 18 alkyl such as methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, hexyl, octyl, or 2-ethyl-he
• Benzimidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazo-5-yl, benzimidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazo-2-yl, carbazolyl and dibenzofuranyl are examples of a C 2 -C 13 heteroaryl group.
• Phenyl, 1-naphthyl and 2-naphthyl are examples of a C 6 -C 14 aryl group.
• Ar 1 , Ar 2 and Ar 3 are a group of formula X 4' , X 5' , X 6' , X 7 and X 8 are independently of each other N, or CH, with the proviso that at least one of X 4' , X 5' and X 6' represents N; R 77 and R 78 are independently of each other H, or a phenyl group, and R 79 is a phenyl group, or a group of formula
• a 1 is a group of formula ( Xa ), or ( Xb ).
• a 1 is preferably a group of formula or wherein R 10 , R 13 , R 18 and R 21 are independently of each other H, a group of formula wherein X 1 , X 2 and X 3 are independently of each other N, or CH, with the proviso that at least one of X 1 , X 2 and X 3 represent N, and R 73 and R 74 are independently of each other H, or a phenyl group.
• R 10 , R 13 , R 18 and R 21 are independently of each other H,
• the C 6 -C 24 arylene groups, Ar 4 , Ar 5 and Ar 6 which optionally can be substituted by G, are typically phenylene, 4-methylphenylene, 4-methoxyphenylene, naphthylene, especially 1-naphthylene, or 2-naphthylene, biphenylylene, terphenylylene, pyrenylene, 2- or 9-fluorenylene, phenanthrylene, or anthrylene, which may be unsubstituted or substituted.
• the C 2 -C 30 heteroarylene groups, Ar 4 , Ar 5 and Ar 6 which optionally can be substituted by G, represent a ring with five to seven ring atoms or a condensed ring system, wherein nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur are the possible hetero atoms, and is typically a heterocyclic group with five to 30 atoms having at least six conjugated-electrons such as, for example, benzofuro[2,3-b]pyridylene benzothiopheno[2,3-b]pyridylene pyrido[2,3-b]indolylene benzofuro[2,3-c]pyridylene benzothiopheno[2,3-c]pyridylene pyrido[2,3-c]indolylene furo[3,2-b:4,5-b']dipyridylene, benzofuro[3,2-b]pyridylene benzothiopheno[3,2-b]pyridylene thieno[3,2-b
• C 6 -C 24 arylene groups are 1,3-phenylene, 1,4-phenylene, 3,3'-biphenylylene, 3,3'-m-terphenylene, 2- or 9-fluorenylene, phenanthrylene, which may be unsubstituted or substituted, especially by C 6 -C 10 aryl, C 6 -C 10 aryl which is substituted by C 1 -C 4 alkyl; or C 2- C 14 heteroaryl.
• Preferred C 2 -C 30 heteroarylene groups are pyridylene, triazinylene, pyrimidinylene, benzofuro[2,3-b]pyridylene, benzothiopheno[2,3-b]pyridylene, pyrido[2,3-b]indolylene , benzofuro[2,3-c]pyridylene, benzothiopheno[2,3-c]pyridylene , pyrido[2,3-c]indolylene, furo[3,2-b:4,5-b']dipyridylene, thieno[3,2-b:4,5-b']dipyridylene, pyrrolo[3,2-b:4,5-b']dipyridylene, dibenzofuranylene, dibenzothiophenylene , carbazolylene and benzimidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazo-2,5-ylene, benzofuro[3,2-b]pyridylene, in
• the C 6 -C 24 arylene and C 2 -C 30 heteroarylene groups may be substituted by G.
• G is preferably C 1 -C 18 alkyl, such as methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, hexyl, octyl, or 2-ethyl-hexyl, -CF 3 , a C 6 -C 14 aryl group, a C 6 -C 14 aryl group, which is substituted by F, or C 1 -C 18 alkyl; a C 2 -C 13 heteroaryl group, or a C 2 -C 13 heteroaryl group, which is substituted by F, or C 1 -C 18 alkyl.
• C 1 -C 18 alkyl such as methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, hexyl, octyl, or 2-ethyl-he
• Benzimidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazo-5-yl, benzimidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazo-2-yl, carbazolyl and dibenzofuranyl are examples of a C 2 -C 13 heteroaryl group.
• Phenyl, 1-naphthyl and 2-naphthyl are examples of a C 6 -C 14 aryl group.
• Ar 4 , Ar 5 and Ar 6 are independently of each other wherein X 4' , X 5' , X 6' , X 7 and X 8 are independently of each other N, or CH, with the proviso that at least one of X 4' , X 5' and X 6' represents N; R 77 and R 78 are independently of each other H, or a phenyl group, and R 79 is a phenyl group, or a group of formula Ar 4 , Ar 5 and Ar 6 are more prefereably seleted from the group of formula
• Ar 4 , Ar 5 and Ar 6 are a group of formula or A 2 is H, F, NO 2 , Si(R 24 )(R 25 )(R 26 ), P(O)(R 27 )(R 28 ), N(R 30 )(R 31 ), a C 1 -C 25 alkyl group, which can optionally be substituted by E, and or interrupted by D, a C 3 -C 18 cycloalkyl group, which can optionally be substituted by G, a C 6 -C 24 aryl group, which can optionally be substituted by G, a C 2 -C 30 heteroaryl group, which can optionally be substituted by G;
• R 24 , R 25 , R 26 , R 27 , and R 28 are independently of each other a C 1 -C 25 alkyl group, a C 6 -C 24 aryl group, which can optionally be substituted by G, or a C 2 -C 30 heteroaryl group, which can optionally be substituted by G
• the C 6 -C 24 aryl group A 2 which optionally can be substituted by G, is typically phenyl, 4-methylphenyl, 4-methoxyphenyl, naphthyl, especially 1-naphthyl, or 2-naphthyl, biphenylyl, terphenylyl, pyrenyl, 2- or 9-fluorenyl, phenanthryl, or anthryl, or triphenylenyl (especially triphenylen-2-yl), which may be unsubstituted or substituted.
• the C 2 -C 30 heteroaryl group A 2 which optionally can be substituted by G, represent a ring with five to seven ring atoms or a condensed ring system, wherein nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur are the possible hetero atoms, and is typically a heterocyclic group with five to 30 atoms having at least six conjugated ⁇ -electrons such as 9H-pyrido[2,3-b]indolyl, benzofuro[2,3-b]pyridyl, benzothiopheno[2,3-b]pyridyl, 9H-pyrido[2,3-c]indolyl, benzofuro[2,3-c]pyridyl, benzothiopheno[2,3-c]pyridyl, furo[3,2-b:4,5-b']dipyridyl, pyrrolo[3,2-b:4,5-b']dipyridyl, thieno[3,2-b:4,5-b']dipyridy
• the C 6 -C 24 aryl and C 2 -C 30 heteroaryl groups may be substituted by G.
• G is preferably C 1 -C 18 alkyl, such as methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, iso-propyl, n-butyl, isobutyl, sec-butyl, hexyl, octyl, or 2-ethyl-hexyl; -CF 3 , a C 6 -C 14 aryl group, a C 6 -C 14 aryl group, which is substituted by F, or C 1 -C 18 alkyl; a C 2 -C 13 heteroaryl group, or a C 2 -C 13 heteroaryl group, which is substituted by F, or C 1 -C 18 alkyl.
• Prefered C 2 -C 30 heteroaryl groups are pyridyl, triazinyl, pyrimidinyl, especially 9H-pyrido[2,3-b]indolyl, benzofuro[2,3-b]pyridyl, benzothiopheno[2,3-b]pyridyl, 9H-pyrido[2,3-c]indolyl, benzofuro[2,3-c]pyridyl, benzothiopheno[2,3-c]pyridyl, furo[3,2-b:4,5-b']dipyridyl, pyrrolo[3,2-b:4,5-b']dipyridyl, thieno[3,2-b:4,5-b']dipyridyl, benzimidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazo-5-yl benzimidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazo-2-yl
• R" is C 6 -C 10 aryl, or C 6
• a 2 is H, a group of formula (Xa), ( Xb ), wherein X 4 , X 5 and X 6 are independently of each other N, or CH, with the proviso that at least one of X 4 , X 5 and X 6 represent N; R 37 , R 38 , R 39 , R 40 and R 41 are independently of each other H, or a phenyl group, and R 75 and R 76 are independently of each other H, or a phenyl group.
• a 2 is H, a group of formula
• Groups of formula -[Ar 4 ] d -[Ar 5 ] e -[Ar 6 ] f -A 2 are preferred, wherein d is 0, or 1, e is 0, or 1, f is 0, or 1, Ar 4 , Ar 5 and Ar 6 are independently of each other wherein X 4' , X 5' , X 6' , X 7 and X 8 are independently of each other N, or CH, with the proviso that at least one of X 4' , X 5' and X 6' represents N; R 77 and R 78 are independently of each other H, or a phenyl group, and R 79 is a phenyl group, or a group of formula A 2 is H, a group of formula wherein X 4 , X 5 and X 6 are independently of each other N, or CH, with the proviso that at least one of X 4 , X 5 and X 6 represent N; R 37 , R 38 , R 39 , R
• R 10 , R 13 , R 18 and R 21 are independently of each other H, a group of formula wherein X 1 , X 2 and X 3 are independently of each other N, or CH, with the proviso that at least one of X 1 , X 2 and X 3 represent N, and R 73 and R 74 are independently of each other H, or a phenyl group.
• the group of formula -[Ar 4 ] d -[Ar 5 ] e -[Ar 6 ] f -A 2 is more preferably H, or a group of formula
• Examples of preferred compounds of formula I are compounds (A-1), (A-2), (A-3), (A-5), (A-6), (A-7), (A-9), (A-10), (B-1), (B-2), (B-4), (B-6), (B-7), (B-11), (B-17), (B-18), (B-19), (B-20), (B-23), (B-24), (B-25), (B-28), (B-29), (B-30), (B-32), (B-33), (B-34), (B-35), (B-36), (B-38), (B-45), (B-46), (B-48), (B-49), (B-50), (B-51), (B-53), (B-55), (B-64), (B-65), (B-69), (B-70), (B-71) and (B-72) shown above.
• Compounds (A-2), (A-5), (A-7), (A-9), (A-10), (B-1), (B-2), (B-6), (B-7), (B-17), (B-18), (B-19), (B-23), (B-25), (B-28), (B-29), (B-30), (B-32), (B-49), (B-50), (B-51) and (B-53) are particularly preferred.
• R 4 and R 6 are H, a group of formula (XIa), (XIb), (XIc), (XId), (XIe), (XIf), (XIg), (XIj), (XIk), (XIn), (XIo), (XIs), (XIw), (XIIa), (XIIb), (XIIc), (XIIe), (XIIf) and (XIIg) as defined above.
• Y is a group of formula or wherein R 10 is H, or a group of formula R 18 is H, or a group of formula and R 13 and R 21 are H, with the proviso that in case Y is a group of formula ( Xb-1 ), R 4 and R 6 are a group of formula ( XIa ), ( XIe ), ( XIg ), ( XIj ), ( XIs ), ( XIw ), ( XIIb ), ( XIIc ), or ( XIIf ).
• Suitable bases are preferably selected from the group consisting of alkali metal and alkaline earth metal hydroxides such as NaOH, KOH, Ca(OH) 2 , alkali metal hydrides such as NaH, KH, alkali metal amides such as NaNH 2 , alkali metal or alkaline earth metal carbonates such as K 2 CO 3 or Cs 2 CO 3 , alkali metal phosphates, such as, for example, K 3 PO 4 , and alkali metal alkoxides such as NaOMe, NaOEt.
• alkali metal and alkaline earth metal hydroxides such as NaOH, KOH, Ca(OH) 2
• alkali metal hydrides such as NaH, KH
• alkali metal amides such as NaNH 2
• alkali metal or alkaline earth metal carbonates such as K 2 CO 3 or Cs 2 CO 3
• alkali metal phosphates such as, for example, K 3 PO 4
• alkali metal alkoxides such as
• Suitable solvents are, for example, (polar) aprotic solvents such as dimethyl sulfoxide, dimethylformamide, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), tridecane or alcohols.
• Suitable base skeletons of the formula are either commercially available (especially in the cases when X is S, O, NH), or can be obtained by processes known to those skilled in the art. Reference is made to WO2010079051 and EP1885818 .
• the halogenation can be performed by methods known to those skilled in the art. Preference is given to brominating or iodinating in the 3 and 6 positions (dibromination) or in the 3 or 6 positions (monobromination) of the base skeleton of the formula 2,8 positions (dibenzofuran and dibenzothiophene) or 3,6 positions (carbazole).
• Optionally substituted dibenzofurans, dibenzothiophenes and carbazoles can be dibrominated in the 2,8 positions (dibenzofuran and dibenzothiophene) or 3,6 positions (carbazole) with bromine or NBS in glacial acetic acid or in chloroform.
• the bromination with Br 2 can be effected in glacial acetic acid or chloroform at low temperatures, e.g. 0°C.
• Dibenzofuran (dibenzothiophene) can be monobrominated in the 3 position by a sequence known to those skilled in the art, comprising a nitration, reduction and subsequent Sandmeyer reaction.
• R 4 and R 6 are a group of formula ( XIa ), ( XIb ), ( XIc ), ( XId ),( XIe ), ( XIf ), ( XIg ), ( XIh ), ( XIi ), ( XIj ), ( XIk ), ( XIl ), ( XIm ), ( XIn ), ( XIo ), ( XIp ), ( XIq ), ( XIr ), ( XIs ), ( XIt ), ( XIu ), ( XIv ), ( XIw ), ( XIx ), ( XIy ), ( XIz ), ( XIIa ), ( XIIb ), ( XIIc ), ( XIId ), ( XIIe ), ( XIIf ), ( XIIg ), especially a group of formula (
• Halogen is fluorine, chlorine, bromine and iodine.
• C 1 -C 25 alkyl (C 1 -C 18 alkyl) is typically linear or branched, where possible. Examples are methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, sec.-butyl, isobutyl, tert.-butyl, n-pentyl, 2-pentyl, 3-pentyl, 2,2-dimethylpropyl, 1,1,3,3-tetramethylpentyl, n-hexyl, 1-methylhexyl, 1,1,3,3,5,5-hexamethylhexyl, n-heptyl, isoheptyl, 1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl, 1-methylheptyl, 3-methylheptyl, n-octyl, 1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl and 2-ethylhexyl, n-nonyl, decyl, undecyl, dodecy
• C 1 -C 8 alkyl is typically methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, sec.-butyl, isobutyl, tert.-butyl, n-pentyl, 2-pentyl, 3-pentyl, 2,2-dimethyl-propyl, n-hexyl, n-heptyl, n-octyl, 1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutyl and 2-ethylhexyl.
• C 1 -C 4 alkyl is typically methyl, ethyl, n-propyl, isopropyl, n-butyl, sec.-butyl, isobutyl, tert.-butyl.
• C 1 -C 25 alkoxy groups are straight-chain or branched alkoxy groups, e.g. methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, isopropoxy, n-butoxy, sec-butoxy, tert-butoxy, amyloxy, isoamyloxy or tert-amyloxy, heptyloxy, octyloxy, isooctyloxy, nonyloxy, decyloxy, undecyloxy, dodecyloxy, tetradecyloxy, pentadecyloxy, hexadecyloxy, heptadecyloxy and octadecyloxy.
• C 1 -C 8 alkoxy examples are methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, isopropoxy, n-butoxy, sec.-butoxy, isobutoxy, tert.-butoxy, n-pentyloxy, 2-pentyloxy, 3-pentyloxy, 2,2-dimethylpropoxy, n-hexyloxy, n-heptyloxy, n-octyloxy, 1,1,3,3-tetramethylbutoxy and 2-ethylhexyloxy, preferably C 1 -C 4 alkoxy such as typically methoxy, ethoxy, n-propoxy, isopropoxy, n-butoxy, sec.-butoxy, isobutoxy, tert.-butoxy.
• cycloalkyl group is typically C 5 -C 18 cycloalkyl, such as cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, cyclooctyl, cyclononyl, cyclodecyl, cycloundecyl, cyclododecyl, preferably cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, or cyclooctyl, which may be unsubstituted or substituted.
• C 6 -C 24 aryl (C 6 -C 18 aryl), which optionally can be substituted, is typically phenyl, 4-methylphenyl, 4-methoxyphenyl, naphthyl, especially 1-naphthyl, or 2-naphthyl, biphenylyl, terphenylyl, pyrenyl, 2- or 9-fluorenyl, phenanthryl, or anthryl, which may be unsubstituted or substituted.
• Phenyl, 1-naphthyl and 2-naphthyl are examples of a C 6 -C 10 aryl group.
• C 2 -C 30 heteroaryl represents a ring with five to seven ring atoms or a condensed ring system, wherein nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur are the possible hetero atoms, and is typically a heterocyclic group with five to 30 atoms having at least six conjugated ⁇ -electrons such as thienyl, benzothiophenyl, dibenzothiophenyl, thianthrenyl, furyl, furfuryl, 2H-pyranyl, benzofuranyl, isobenzofuranyl, dibenzofuranyl, phenoxythienyl, pyrrolyl, imidazolyl, pyrazolyl, pyridyl, bipyridyl, triazinyl, pyrimidinyl, pyrazinyl, pyridazinyl, indolizinyl, isoindolyl, indolyl, indazolyl, purinyl, quinolizinyl, chin
• Benzimidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazo-5-yl, benzimidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazo-2-yl, carbazolyl and dibenzofuranyl are examples of a C 2 -C 14 heteroaryl group.
• C 6 -C 24 arylene groups which optionally can be substituted by G, are typically phenylene, 4-methylphenylene, 4-methoxyphenylene, naphthylene, especially 1-naphthylene, or 2-naphthylene, biphenylylene, terphenylylene, pyrenylene, 2- or 9-fluorenylene, phenanthrylene, or anthrylene, which may be unsubstituted or substituted.
• Preferred C 6 -C 24 arylene groups are 1,3-phenylene, 3,3'-biphenylylene, 3,3'-m-terphenylene, 2- or 9-fluorenylene, phenanthrylene, which may be unsubstituted or substituted.
• C 2 -C 30 heteroarylene groups which optionally can be substituted by G, represent a ring with five to seven ring atoms or a condensed ring system, wherein nitrogen, oxygen or sulfur are the possible hetero atoms, and is typically a heterocyclic group with five to 30 atoms having at least six conjugated -electrons such as thienylene, benzothiophenylene, dibenzothiophenylene, thianthrenylene, furylene, furfurylene, 2H-pyranylene, benzofuranylene, isobenzofuranylene, dibenzofuranylene, phenoxythienylene, pyrrolylene, imidazolylene, pyrazolylene, pyridylene, bipyridylene, triazinylene, pyrimidinylene, pyrazinylene, pyridazinylene, indolizinylene, isoindolylene, indolylene, indazolylene, puriny
• Preferred C 2 -C 30 heteroarylene groups are pyridylene, triazinylene, pyrimidinylene, carbazolylene, dibenzofuranylene and benzimidazo[1,2-a]benzimidazo-2,5-ylene which can be unsubstituted or substituted, especially by C 6 -C 10 aryl, C 6 -C 10 aryl which is substituted by C 1 -C 4 alkyl; or C 2 -C 14 heteroaryl.
• Possible substituents of the above-mentioned groups are C 1 -C 8 alkyl, a hydroxyl group, a mercapto group, C 1 -C 8 alkoxy, C 1 -C 8 alkylthio, halogen, halo-C 1 -C 8 alkyl, or a cyano group.
• the C 6 -C 24 aryl (C 6 -C 18 aryl) and C 2 -C 30 heteroaryl groups are preferably substituted by one, or more C 1 -C 8 alkyl groups.
• a substituent occurs more than one time in a group, it can be different in each occurrence.
• Halo-C 1 -C 8 alkyl is an alkyl group where at least one of the hydrogen atoms is replaced by a halogen atom. Examples are -CF 3 , -CF 2 CF 3 , -CF 2 CF 2 CF 3 , -CF(CF 3 ) 2 , -(CF 2 ) 3 CF 3 , and -C(CF 3 ) 3 .
• substituted by G means that one, or more, especially one to three substituents G might be present.
• the aforementioned groups may be substituted by E and/or, if desired, interrupted by D. Interruptions are of course possible only in the case of groups containing at least 2 carbon atoms connected to one another by single bonds; C 6 -C 18 aryl is not interrupted; interrupted arylalkyl contains the unit D in the alkyl moiety.
• C 1 -C 18 alkyl substituted by one or more E and/or interrupted by one or more units D is, for example, (CH 2 CH 2 O) 1-9 -R x , where R x is H or C 1 -C 10 alkyl or C 2 -C 10 alkanoyl (e.g.
• R y is C 1 -C 18 alkyl, C 5 -C 12 cycloalkyl, phenyl, C 7 -C 15 phenylalkyl, and R y' embraces the same definitions as R y or is H; C 1 -C 8 alkylene-COO-R z , e.g.
• An alkyl group substituted by E is, for example, an alkyl group where at least one of the hydrogen atoms is replaced by F.
• Examples are -CF 3 , -CF 2 CF 3 , -CF 2 CF 2 CF 3 , -CF(CF 3 ) 2 , -(CF 2 ) 3 CF 3 , and -C(CF 3 ) 3 .
• the compounds of the formula I are particularly suitable for use in applications in which charge carrier conductivity is required, especially for use in organic electronics applications, for example selected from switching elements such as organic transistors, e.g. organic FETs and organic TFTs, organic solar cells and organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), the compounds of the formula I being particularly suitable in OLEDs for use as matrix material in a light-emitting layer and/or as electron and/or exciton blocker material and/or as hole and/or exciton blocker material, especially in combination with a phosphorescence emitter.
• switching elements such as organic transistors, e.g. organic FETs and organic TFTs, organic solar cells and organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs)
• OLEDs organic light-emitting diodes
• inventive compounds of the formula I In the case of use of the inventive compounds of the formula I in OLEDs, OLEDs which have good efficiencies and a long lifetime and which can be operated especially at a low use and operating voltage are obtained.
• inventive compounds of the formula I are suitable especially for use as matrix and/or charge/exciton blocker materials for blue and green emitters, for example light blue or deep blue emitters, these being especially phosphorescence emitters.
• the compounds of the formula I can be used as conductor/complementary materials in organic electronics applications selected from switching elements and organic solar cells.
• the compounds of the formula I can be used as matrix material and/or charge/exciton blocker material and/or charge transport material (charge conductor material).
• the inventive compounds of the formula I are preferably used as matrix materials in organic electronics applications, especially in OLEDs.
• an emitter material In the emission layer or one of the emission layers of an OLED, it is also possible to combine an emitter material with a matrix material of the compound of the formula I and a further matrix material. This may achieve a high quantum efficiency of this emission layer.
• a compound of the formula I is used as matrix (host) material in an emission layer and additionally as charge/exciton blocker material, owing to the chemical identity or similarity of the materials, an improved interface between the emission layer and the adjacent charge/exciton blocker material, which can lead to a decrease in the voltage with equal luminance and to an extension of the lifetime of the OLED.
• the use of the same material for charge/exciton blocker material and for the matrix of an emission layer allows the production process of an OLED to be simplified, since the same source can be used for the vapor deposition process of the material of one of the compounds of the formula I.
• Suitable structures of organic electronic devices are known to those skilled in the art and are specified below.
• the organic transistor generally includes a semiconductor layer formed from an organic layer with charge transport capacity; a gate electrode formed from a conductive layer; and an insulating layer introduced between the semiconductor layer and the conductive layer.
• a source electrode and a drain electrode are mounted on this arrangement in order thus to produce the transistor element.
• further layers known to those skilled in the art may be present in the organic transistor.
• the organic solar cell generally comprises an organic layer present between two plate-type electrodes arranged in parallel.
• the organic layer may be configured on a comb-type electrode.
• at least one electrode is preferably formed from a transparent electrode, for example an ITO electrode or a fluorine-doped tin oxide electrode.
• the organic layer is formed from two sublayers, i.e. a layer with p-type semiconductor properties or hole transport capacity, and a layer formed with n-type semiconductor properties or charge transport capacity.
• the layers with charge transport capacity may comprise the compounds of formula I.
• the compounds of the formula I are present both in the light-emitting layer (preferably as matrix material) and in the blocking layers (as charge/exciton blockers).
• the present invention further provides an organic light-emitting diode comprising an anode (a) and a cathode (i) and a light-emitting layer (e) arranged between the anode (a) and the cathode (i), and if appropriate at least one further layer selected from the group consisting of at least one blocking layer for holes/excitons, at least one blocking layer for electrons/excitons, at least one hole injection layer, at least one hole transport layer, at least one electron injection layer and at least one electron transport layer, wherein the at least one compound of the formula I is present in the light-emitting layer (e) and/or in at least one of the further layers.
• the at least one compound of the formula I is preferably present in the light-emitting layer and/or the charge/exciton blocking layers.
• At least one compound of formula I is used as charge transport material.
• preferred compounds of formula I are compounds (A-1), (A-2), (A-3), (A-5), (A-6), (A-7), (A-9), (A-10), (B-1), (B-2), (B-4), (B-6), (B-7), (B-11), (B-17), (B-18), (B-19), (B-20), (B-23), (B-24), (B-25), (B-28), (B-29), (B-30), (B-32), (B-33), (B-34), (B-35), (B-36), (B-38), (B-45), (B-46), (B-48), (B-49), (B-50), (B-51), (B-53), (B-55), (B-64), (B-65), (B-69), (B-70), (B
• Compounds (A-2), (A-5), (A-7), (A-9), (A-10), (B-1), (B-2), (B-6), (B-7), (B-17), (B-18), (B-19), (B-23), (B-25), (B-28), (B-29), (B-30), (B-32), (B-49), (B-50), (B-51) and (B-53) are particularly preferred.
• At least one compound of formula I is used as charge/exciton blocker material.
• preferred compounds of formula I are (A-1), (A-2), (A-3), (A-5), (A-6), (A-7), (A-9), (A-10), (B-1), (B-2), (B-4), (B-6), (B-7), (B-11), (B-17), (B-18), (B-19), (B-20), (B-23), (B-24), (B-25), (B-28), (B-29), (B-30), (B-32), (B-33), (B-34), (B-35), (B-36), (B-38), (B-45), (B-46), (B-48), (B-49), (B-50), (B-51), (B-53), (B-55), (B-64), (B-65), (B-69), (B-70
• Compounds (A-2), (A-5), (A-7), (A-9), (A-10), (B-1), (B-2), (B-6), (B-7), (B-17), (B-18), (B-19), (B-23), (B-25), (B-28), (B-29), (B-30), (B-32), (B-49), (B-50), (B-51) and (B-53) are particularly preferred.
• the present application further relates to a light-emitting layer comprising at least one compound of the formula I.
• the inventive organic light-emitting diode thus generally has the following structure: an anode (a) and a cathode (i) and a light-emitting layer (e) arranged between the anode (a) and the cathode (i).
• the inventive OLED may, for example - in a preferred embodiment - be formed from the following layers:
• Layer sequences different than the aforementioned structure are also possible, and are known to those skilled in the art.
• the OLED does not have all of the layers mentioned; for example, an OLED with layers (a) (anode), (e) (light-emitting layer) and (i) (cathode) is likewise suitable, in which case the functions of the layers (c) (hole transport layer) and (f) (blocking layer for holes/excitons) and (g) (electron transport layer) are assumed by the adjacent layers.
• OLEDs which have layers (a), (c), (e) and (i), or layers (a), (e), (f), (g) and (i), are likewise suitable.
• the OLEDs may have a blocking layer for electrons/excitons (d) between the hole transport layer (c) and the Light-emitting layer (e).
• a plurality of the aforementioned functions are combined in one layer and are assumed, for example, by a single material present in this layer.
• a material used in the hole transport layer in one embodiment, may simultaneously block excitons and/or electrons.
• the individual layers of the OLED among those specified above may in turn be formed from two or more layers.
• the hole transport layer may be formed from a layer into which holes are injected from the electrode, and a layer which transports the holes away from the hole-injecting layer into the light-emitting layer.
• the electron conduction layer may likewise consist of a plurality of layers, for example a layer in which electrons are injected by the electrode, and a layer which receives electrons from the electron injection layer and transports them into the light-emitting layer.
• These layers mentioned are each selected according to factors such as energy level, thermal resistance and charge carrier mobility, and also energy difference of the layers specified with the organic layers or the metal electrodes.
• the person skilled in the art is capable of selecting the structure of the OLEDs such that it is matched optimally to the organic compounds used in accordance with the invention.
• the anode is an electrode which provides positive charge carriers. It may be composed, for example, of materials which comprise a metal, a mixture of different metals, a metal alloy, a metal oxide or a mixture of different metal oxides. Alternatively, the anode may be a conductive polymer. Suitable metals comprise the metals of groups 11, 4, 5 and 6 of the Periodic Table of the Elements, and also the transition metals of groups 8 to 10. When the anode is to be transparent, mixed metal oxides of groups 12, 13 and 14 of the Periodic Table of the Elements are generally used, for example indium tin oxide (ITO). It is likewise possible that the anode (a) comprises an organic material, for example polyaniline, as described, for example, in Nature, Vol.
• Preferred anode materials include conductive metal oxides, such as indium tin oxide (ITO) and indium zinc oxide (IZO), aluminum zinc oxide (AlZnO), and metals.
• Anode (and substrate) may be sufficiently transparent to create a bottom-emitting device.
• a preferred transparent substrate and anode combination is commercially available ITO (anode) deposited on glass or plastic (substrate).
• a reflective anode may be preferred for some top-emitting devices, to increase the amount of light emitted from the top of the device. At least either the anode or the cathode should be at least partly transparent in order to be able to emit the light formed. Other anode materials and structures may be used.
• injection layers are comprised of a material that may improve the injection of charge carriers from one layer, such as an electrode or a charge generating layer, into an adjacent organic layer. Injection layers may also perform a charge transport function.
• the hole injection layer may be any layer that improves the injection of holes from anode into an adjacent organic layer.
• a hole injection layer may comprise a solution deposited material, such as a spin-coated polymer, or it may be a vapor deposited small molecule material, such as, for example, CuPc or MTDATA.
• Polymeric hole-injection materials can be used such as poly(N-vinylcarbazole) (PVK), polythiophenes, polypyrrole, polyaniline, self-doping polymers, such as, for example, sulfonated poly(thiophene-3-[2[(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy]-2,5-diyl) (Plexcore ® OC Conducting Inks commercially available from Plextronics), and copolymers such as poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/poly(4-styrenesulfonate) also called PEDOT/PSS.
• PVK poly(N-vinylcarbazole)
• polythiophenes polypyrrole
• polyaniline polyaniline
• self-doping polymers such as, for example, sulfonated poly(thiophene-3-[2[(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy]-2,5-di
• hole transport material Either hole-transporting molecules or polymers may be used as the hole transport material.
• Suitable hole transport materials for layer (c) of the inventive OLED are disclosed, for example, in Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology, 4th Edition, Vol. 18, pages 837 to 860, 1996 , US20070278938 , US2008/0106190 , US2011/0163302 (triarylamines with (di)benzothiophen/(di)benzofuran; Nan-Xing Hu et al. Synth. Met.
• Customarily used hole-transporting molecules are selected from the group consisting of (4-phenyl-N-(4-phenylphenyl)-N-[4-[4-(N-[4-(4-phenyl-phenyl)phenyl]anilino)phenyl]phenyl]aniline), (4-phenyl-N-(4-phenylphenyl)-N-[4-[4-(4-phenyl-N-(4-phenylphenyl)anilino)phenyl]phenyl]aniline), (4-phenyl-N-[4-(9-phenylcarbazol-3-yl)phenyl]-N-(4-phenylphenyl)aniline), (1,1',3,3'-tetraphenylspiro[1,3,2-benzodiazasilole-2,2'-3a,7a-dihydro-1,3,2-benzodiazasilole]), (N2,N2,N2',N
• polymeric hole-injection materials can be used such as poly(N-vinylcarbazole) (PVK), polythiophenes, polypyrrole, polyaniline, self-doping polymers, such as, for example, sulfonated poly(thiophene-3-[2[(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy]-2,5-diyl) (Plexcore® OC Conducting Inks commercially available from Plextronics), and copolymers such as poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene)/poly(4-styrenesulfonate) also called PE-DOT/PSS.
• PVK poly(N-vinylcarbazole)
• polythiophenes polypyrrole
• polyaniline polyaniline
• self-doping polymers such as, for example, sulfonated poly(thiophene-3-[2[(2-methoxyethoxy)ethoxy]-2,5-di
• Preferred examples of a material of the hole injecting layer are a porphyrin compound, an aromatic tertiary amine compound, or a styrylamine compound. Particularly preferable examples include an aromatic tertiary amine compound such as hexacyanohex-aazatriphenylene (HAT).
• HAT hexacyanohex-aazatriphenylene
• Suitable carbene complexes are, for example, carbene complexes as described in WO2005/019373A2 , WO2006/056418 A2 , WO2005/113704 , WO2007/115970 , WO2007/115981 , WO2008/000727 and PCT/EP2014/055520 .
• a suitable carbene complex is Ir(DPBIC) 3 with the formula:
• Another example of a suitable carbene complex is Ir(ABIC) 3 with the la:
• the hole-transporting layer may also be electronically doped in order to improve the transport properties of the materials used, in order firstly to make the layer thicknesses more generous (avoidance of pinholes/short circuits) and in order secondly to minimize the operating voltage of the device.
• Electronic doping is known to those skilled in the art and is disclosed, for example, in W. Gao, A. Kahn, J. Appl. Phys., Vol. 94, 2003, 359 (p-doped organic layers ); A. G. Werner, F. Li, K. Harada, M. Pfeiffer, T. Fritz, K. Leo, Appl. Phys. Lett., Vol. 82, No.
• mixtures may, for example, be the following mixtures: mixtures of the abovementioned hole transport materials with at least one metal oxide, for example MoO 2 , MoO 3 , WO x , ReO 3 and/or V 2 O 5 , preferably MoO 3 and/or ReO 3 , more preferably MoO 3 , or mixtures comprising the aforementioned hole transport materials and one or more compounds selected from 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (TCNQ), 2,3,5,6-tetrafluoro-7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (F 4 -TCNQ), 2,5-bis(2-hydroxyethoxy)-7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane, bis(tetra-n-butylammonium)tetracyanodiphenoquinodimethane, 2,5-dimethyl-7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane, tetracyanoethylene, 11,11,12
• Preferred mixtures comprise the aforementioned carbene complexes, such as, for example, the carbene complexes HTM-1 and HTM-2, and MoO 3 and/or ReO 3 , especially MoO 3 .
• the hole transport layer comprises from 0.1 to 10 wt % of MoO 3 and 90 to 99.9 wt % carbene complex, especially of the carbene complex HTM-1 and HTM-2, wherein the total amount of the MoO 3 and the carbene complex is 100 wt %.
• Blocking layers may be used to reduce the number of charge carriers (electrons or holes) and/or excitons that leave the emissive layer.
• An electron/exciton blocking layer (d) may be disposed between the first emitting layer (e) and the hole transport layer (c), to block electrons from emitting layer (e) in the direction of hole transport layer (c). Blocking layers may also be used to block excitons from diffusing out of the emissive layer.
• Suitable metal complexes for use as electron/exciton blocker material are, for example, carbene complexes as described in WO2005/019373A2 , WO2006/056418A2 , WO2005/113704 , WO2007/115970 , WO2007/115981 , WO2008/000727 and PCT/EP2014/055520 .
• Explicit reference is made here to the disclosure of the WO applications cited, and these disclosures shall be considered to be incorporated into the content of the present application.
• One example of a suitable carbene complex is compound HTM-1 and HTM-2.
• the light-emitting layer (e) comprises at least one emitter material.
• it may be a fluorescence or phosphorescence emitter, suitable emitter materials being known to those skilled in the art.
• the at least one emitter material is preferably a phosphorescence emitter.
• the phosphorescence emitter compounds used with preference are based on metal complexes, and especially the complexes of the metals Ru, Rh, Ir, Pd and Pt, in particular the complexes of Ir, have gained significance.
• the compounds of the formula I can be used as the matrix in the light-emitting layer.
• Suitable metal complexes for use in the inventive OLEDs are described, for example, in documents WO 02/60910 A1 , US 2001/0015432 A1 , US 2001/0019782 A1 , US 2002/0055014 A1 , US 2002/0024293 A1 , US 2002/0048689 A1 , EP 1 191 612 A2 , EP 1 191 613 A2 , EP 1 211 257 A2 , US 2002/0094453 A1 , WO 02/02714 A2 , WO 00/70655 A2 , WO 01/41512 A1 , WO 02/15645 A1 , WO 2005/019373 A2 , WO 2005/113704 A2 , WO 2006/115301 A1 , WO 2006/067074 A1 , WO 2006/056418 , WO 2006121811 A1 , WO 2007095118 A2 , WO 2007/115970 , WO 2007/115981 ,
• metal complexes are the commercially available metal complexes tris(2-phenylpyridine)iridium(III), iridium(III) tris(2-(4-tolyl)pyridinato-N,C 2' ), bis(2-phenylpyridine)(acetylacetonato)iridium(III), iridium(III) tris(1-phenylisoquinoline), iridium(III) bis(2,2'-benzothienyl)pyridinato-N,C 3' )(acetylacetonate), tris(2-phenylquinoline)iridium(III), iridium(III) bis(2-(4,6-difluorophenyl)pyridinato-N,C 2 )picolinate, iridium(III) bis(1-phenylisoquinoline)(acetylacetonate), bis(2-phenylquinoline)(acetylacetonato)iridium(
• Preferred phosphorescence emitters are carbene complexes. Suitable phosphorescent blue emitters are specified in the following publications: WO2006/056418A2 , WO2005/113704 , WO2007/115970 , WO2007/115981 , WO2008/000727 , WO2009050281 , WO2009050290 , WO2011051404 , US2011/057559 WO2011/073149 , WO2012/121936A2 , US2012/0305894A1 , WO2012/170571 , WO2012/170461 , WO2012/170463 , WO2006/121811 , WO2007/095118 , WO2008/156879 , WO2008/156879 , WO2010/068876 , US2011/0057559 , WO2011/106344 , US2011/0233528 , WO2012/048266 , WO2012/172482 , PCT/EP2014/06
• the light emitting layer (e) comprises at least one carbine complex as phosphorescence emitter.
• Suitable carbine complexes are, for example, compounds of the formula which are described in WO 2005/019373 A2 , wherein the symbols have the following meanings:
• the compound of formula IX is preferably a compound of the formula:
• the compound of formula IX is more preferably a compound (BE-1), (BE-2), (BE-7), (BE-12), (BE-16), (BE-64), or (BE-70).
• the most preferred phosphorescent blue emitters are compounds ( BE-1 ) and (BE-12).
• the homoleptic metal-carbene complexes may be present in the form of facial or meridional isomers, preference being given to the facial isomers.
• Suitable carbene complexes of formula ( IX ) and their preparation process are, for example, described in WO2011/073149 .
• the compounds of the present invention can also be used as host for phosphorescent green emitters.
• Suitable phosphorescent green emitters are, for example, specified in the following publications: WO2006014599 , WO20080220265 , WO2009073245 , WO2010027583 , WO2010028151 , US20110227049 , WO2011090535 , WO2012/08881 , WO20100056669 , WO20100118029 , WO20100244004 , WO2011109042 , WO2012166608 , US20120292600 , EP2551933A1 ; US6687266 , US20070190359 , US20070190359 , US20060008670 ; WO2006098460 , US20110210316 , WO2012053627 ; US6921915 , US20090039776 ; JP2007123392 and European patent application no. 14180422.9 .
• the light-emitting layer may comprise further components in addition to the emitter material.
• a fluroescent dye may be present in the light-emitting layer in order to alter the emission color of the emitter material.
• a matrix material can be used.
• This matrix material may be a polymer, for example poly(N-vinylcarbazole) or polysilane.
• At least one compound of formula I is used as matrix material.
• preferred compounds of formula I are (A-1), (A-2), (A-3), (A-5), (A-6), (A-7), (A-9), (A-10), (B-1), (B-2), (B-4), (B-6), (B-7), (B-11), (B-17), (B-18), (B-19), (B-20), (B-23), (B-24), (B-25), (B-28), (B-29), (B-30), (B-32), (B-33), (B-34), (B-35), (B-36), (B-38), (B-45), (B-46), (B-48), (B-49), (B-50), (B-51), (B-53), (B-55), (B-64), (B-65), (B-69), (B-70), (B-71) and
• Compounds (A-2), (A-5), (A-7), (A-9), (A-10), (B-1), (B-2), (B-6), (B-7), (B-17), (B-18), (B-19), (B-23), (B-25), (B-28), (B-29), (B-30), (B-32), (B-49), (B-50), (B-51) and (B-53) are particularly preferred.
• the light-emitting layer is formed from 2 to 40% by weight, preferably 5 to 35% by weight, of at least one of the aforementioned emitter materials and 60 to 98% by weight, preferably 75 to 95% by weight, of at least one of the aforementioned matrix materials - in one embodiment at least one compound of the formula I - where the sum total of the emitter material and of the matrix material adds up to 100% by weight.
• the light-emitting layer comprises a compound of formula I, such as, for example, and two carbene complexes, preferably BE-1 and HTM-1, or HTM-2.
• the light-emitting layer is formed from 2 to 40% by weight, preferably 5 to 35% by weight, of BE-1 and 60 to 98% by weight, preferably 65 to 95% by weight, of a compound of the formula I and and HTM-1, or HTM-2, where the sum total of the carben complexes and of the compound of formula I adds up to 100% by weight.
• Suitable metal complexes for use together with the compounds of the formula I as matrix material in OLEDs are, for example, also carbene complexes as described in WO 2005/019373 A2 , WO 2006/056418 A2 , WO 2005/113704 , WO 2007/115970 , WO 2007/115981 and WO 2008/000727 .
• WO2007108459 H-1 to H-37
• H-20 to H-22 and H-32 to H-37 most preferably H-20, H-32, H-36, H-37
• WO2008035571 A1 Host 1 to Host 6
• JP2010135467 compounds 1 to 46 and Host-1 to Host-39 and Host-43
• WO2009008100 compounds No.1 to No.67 preferably No.3, No.4, No.7 to No. 12, No.55, No.59, No. 63 to No.67, more preferably No. 4, No. 8 to No. 12, No.
• the above-mentioned small molecules are more preferred than the above-mentioned (co)polymers of the small molecules.
• WO2012048266 for example, and WO2012162325 (for example, and and EP2551932 (for example,
• one or more compounds of the general formula ( X ) specified hereinafter are used as second host material.
• X is NR, S, O or PR;
• R is aryl, heteroaryl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, or heterocycloalkyl;
• a 200 is -NR 206 R 207 , -P(O)R 208 R 209 , -PR 210 R 211 , -S(O) 2 R 212 , -S(O)R 213 , -SR 214 , or -OR 215 ;
• R 221 , R 222 and R 223 are independently of each other aryl, heteroaryl, alkyl, cycloalkyl, or heterocycloalkyl, wherein at least on of the groups R 221 , R 222 , or R 223 is aryl, or heteroaryl;
• R224 and R 225 are independently of each other alkyl, cycloalkyl, heterocycloalkyl
• Additional host materials on basis of dibenzofurane are, for example, described in US2009066226 , EP1885818B1 , EP1970976 , EP1998388 , EP2034538 and European patent application no. 14160197.1 . Examples of particularly preferred host materials are shown below:
• T is O, or S, preferably O. If T occurs more than one time in a molecule, all groups T have the same meaning.
• T 1 is O, or S, preferably O.
• T 1 and T 2 are independently of each other
• Hole/exciton blocking layer ( f ) is a Hole/exciton blocking layer ( f ) :
• Blocking layers may be used to reduce the number of charge carriers (electrons or holes) and/or excitons that leave the emissive layer.
• the hole blocking layer may be disposed between the emitting layer (e) and electron transport layer (g), to block holes from leaving layer (e) in the direction of electron transport layer (g).
• Blocking layers may also be used to block excitons from diffusing out of the emissive layer.
• Additional hole blocker materials typically used in OLEDs are 2,6-bis(N-carbazolyl)pyridine (mCPy), 2,9-dimethyl-4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline (bathocuproin, (BCP)), bis(2-methyl-8-quinolinato)-4-phenylphenylato)aluminum(III) (BAlq), phenothiazine S,S-dioxide derivates and 1,3,5-tris(N-phenyl-2-benzylimidazolyl)benzene) (TPBI), TPBI also being suitable as electron-transport material.
• mCPy 2,6-bis(N-carbazolyl)pyridine
• BCP 2,9-dimethyl-4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline
• BAlq bis(2-methyl-8-quinolinato)-4-phenylphenylato)aluminum(III)
• TPBI 1,3,5-tris(N-phen
• hole blockers and/or electron conductor materials are 2,2',2"-(1,3,5-benzenetriyl)tris(1-phenyl-1-H-benzimidazole), 2-(4-biphenylyl)-5-(4-tert-butylphenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole, 8-hydroxyquinolinolatolithium, 4-(naphthalen-1-yl)-3,5-diphenyl-4H-1,2,4-triazole, 1,3-bis[2-(2,2'-bipyridin-6-yl)-1,3,4-oxadiazo-5-yl]benzene, 4,7-diphenyl-1,10-phenanthroline, 3-(4-biphenylyl)-4-phenyl-5-tert-butylphenyl-1,2,4-triazole, 6,6'-bis[5-(biphenyl-4-yl)-1,3,4-oxadiazo-2-yl]
• disilyl compounds selected from the group consisting of disilylcarbazoles, disilylbenzofurans, disilylbenzothiophenes, disilylbenzophospholes, disilylbenzothiophene S-oxides and disilylbenzothiophene S,S-dioxides, as specified, for example, in PCT applications WO2009/003919 and WO2009003898 and disilyl compounds as disclosed in WO2008/034758 , as a blocking layer for holes/excitons (f).
• compounds (SH-1), (SH-2), (SH-3), SH-4, SH-5, SH-6, (SH-7), (SH-8), (SH-9), (SH-10) and (SH-11) may be used as hole/exciton blocking materials.
• At least one compound of the formula I is used as hole/exciton blocker material.
• Electron transport layer may include a material capable of transporting electrons. Electron transport layer may be intrinsic (undoped), or doped. Doping may be used to enhance conductivity.
• At least one material is electron-conducting.
• at least one phenanthroline compound is used, preferably BCP, or at least one pyridine compound according to the formula ( VIII ) below, preferably a compound of the formula (VIIIaa) below.
• alkaline earth metal or alkali metal hydroxyquinolate complexes for example Liq, are used.
• Suitable alkaline earth metal or alkali metal hydroxyquinolate complexes are specified below (formula VII ). Reference is made to WO2011/157779 .
• the electron-transport layer may also be electronically doped in order to improve the transport properties of the materials used, in order firstly to make the layer thicknesses more generous (avoidance of pinholes/short circuits) and in order secondly to minimize the operating voltage of the device.
• Electronic doping is known to those skilled in the art and is disclosed, for example, in W. Gao, A. Kahn, J. Appl. Phys., Vol. 94, No. 1, 1 July 2003 (p-doped organic layers ); A. G. Werner, F. Li, K. Harada, M. Pfeiffer, T. Fritz, K. Leo, Appl. Phys. Lett., Vol. 82, No.
• n-Doping is achieved by the addition of reducing materials.
• mixtures may, for example, be mixtures of the abovementioned electron transport materials with alkali/alkaline earth metals or alkali/alkaline earth metal salts, for example Li, Cs, Ca, Sr, Cs 2 CO 3 , with alkali metal complexes, for example 8-hydroxyquinolatolithium (Liq), and with Y, Ce, Sm, Gd, Tb, Er, Tm, Yb, Li 3 N, Rb 2 CO 3 , dipotassium phthalate, W(hpp) 4 from EP1786050 , or with compounds described in EP1837926B1 , EP1837927 , EP2246862 and WO2010132236 .
• alkali/alkaline earth metal salts for example Li, Cs, Ca, Sr, Cs 2 CO 3
• alkali metal complexes for example 8-hydroxyquinolatolithium (Liq)
• the electron-transport layer comprises at least one compound of the general formula ( VII ) in which R 32' and R 33' are each independently F, C 1 -C 8 -alkyl, or C 6 -C 14 -aryl, which is optionally substituted by one or more C 1 -C 8 -alkyl groups, or two R 32' and/or R 33' substituents together form a fused benzene ring which is optionally substituted by one or more C 1 -C 8 -alkyl groups; a and b are each independently 0, or 1, 2 or 3, M 1 is an alkaline metal atom or alkaline earth metal atom, p is 1 when M 1 is an alkali metal atom, p is 2 when M 1 is an earth alkali metal atom.
• R 32' and R 33' are each independently F, C 1 -C 8 -alkyl, or C 6 -C 14 -aryl, which is optionally substituted by one or more C 1 -C 8 -alkyl groups
• a very particularly preferred compound of the formula (VII) is which may be present as a single species, or in other forms such as Li g Q g in which g is an integer, for example Li 6 Q 6 .
• Q is an 8-hydroxyquinolate ligand or an 8-hydroxyquinolate derivative.
• the electron-transport layer comprises at least one compound of the formula ( VIII ), in which R 34" , R 35" , R 36" , R 37" R 34' , R 35' , R 36' and R 37' are each independently H, C 1 -C 18 -alkyl, C 1 -C 18 -alkyl which is substituted by E' and/or interrupted by D', C 6 -C 24 -aryl, C 6 -C 24 -aryl which is substituted by G', C 2 -C 20 -heteroaryl or C 2 -C 20 -heteroaryl which is substituted by G', Q is an arylene or heteroarylene group, each of which is optionally substituted by G'; D' is -CO-; -COO-; -S-; -SO-; -SO 2 -; -O-; -NR 40' -; -SiR 45' R 46' -; -POR 47'
• Preferred compounds of the formula (VIII) are compounds of the formula (Villa) in which Q is: R 48' is H or C 1 -C 18 -alkyl and R 48" is H, C 1 -C 18 -alkyl or
• the electron-transport layer comprises a compound Liq and a compound ETM-2.
• the electron-transport layer comprises the compound of the formula ( VII ) in an amount of 99 to 1% by weight, preferably 75 to 25% by weight, more preferably about 50% by weight, where the amount of the compounds of the formulae ( VII ) and the amount of the compounds of the formulae ( VIII ) adds up to a total of 100% by weight.
• the electron-transport layer comprises Liq in an amount of 99 to 1% by weight, preferably 75 to 25% by weight, more preferably about 50% by weight, where the amount of Liq and the amount of the dibenzofuran compound(s), especially ETM-1, adds up to a total of 100% by weight.
• the electron-transport layer comprises at least one phenanthroline derivative and/or pyridine derivative.
• the electron-transport layer comprises at least one phenanthroline derivative and/or pyridine derivative and at least one alkali metal hydroxyquinolate complex.
• the electron-transport layer comprises at least one of the dibenzofuran compounds A-1 to A-36 and B-1 to B-22 described in WO2011/157790 , especially ETM-1.
• the electron-transport layer comprises a compound described in WO2012/111462 , WO2012/147397 , WO2012014621 , such as, for example, a compound of formula US2012/0261654 , such as, for example, a compound of formula and WO2012/115034 , such as for example, such as, for example, a compound of formula
• the electron injection layer may be any layer that improves the injection of electrons into an adjacent organic layer.
• Lithium-comprising organometallic compounds such as 8-hydroxyquinolatolithium (Liq), CsF, NaF, KF, Cs 2 CO 3 or LiF may be applied between the electron transport layer (g) and the cathode (i) as an electron injection layer (h) in order to reduce the operating voltage.
• the cathode (i) is an electrode which serves to introduce electrons or negative charge carriers.
• the cathode may be any metal or nonmetal which has a lower work function than the anode. Suitable materials for the cathode are selected from the group consisting of alkali metals of group 1, for example Li, Cs, alkaline earth metals of group 2, metals of group 12 of the Periodic Table of the Elements, comprising the rare earth metals and the lanthanides and actinides. In addition, metals such as aluminum, indium, calcium, barium, samarium and magnesium, and combinations thereof, may be used.
• the different layers if present, have the following thicknesses:
• Suitable materials for the individual layers are known to those skilled in the art and are disclosed, for example, in WO 00/70655 .
• the layers used in the inventive OLED have been surface-treated in order to increase the efficiency of charge carrier transport.
• the selection of the materials for each of the layers mentioned is preferably determined by obtaining an OLED with a high efficiency and lifetime.
• the inventive OLED can be produced by methods known to those skilled in the art.
• the inventive OLED is produced by successive vapor deposition of the individual layers onto a suitable substrate.
• Suitable substrates are, for example, glass, inorganic semiconductors or polymer films.
• vapor deposition it is possible to use customary techniques, such as thermal evaporation, chemical vapor deposition (CVD), physical vapor deposition (PVD) and others.
• the organic layers of the OLED can be applied from solutions or dispersions in suitable solvents, employing coating techniques known to those skilled in the art.
• the compounds of the formula I in at least one layer of the OLED preferably in the light-emitting layer (preferably as a matrix material), charge transport layer and/or in the charge/exciton blocking layer makes it possible to obtain OLEDs with high efficiency and with low use and operating voltage.
• the OLEDs obtained by the use of the compounds of the formula I additionally have high lifetimes.
• the efficiency of the OLEDs can additionally be improved by optimizing the other layers of the OLEDs. For example, high-efficiency cathodes such as Ca or Ba, if appropriate in combination with an intermediate layer of LiF, can be used.
• additional layers may be present in the OLEDs in order to adjust the energy level of the different layers and to facilitate electroluminescence.
• the OLEDs may further comprise at least one second light-emitting layer.
• the overall emission of the OLEDs may be composed of the emission of the at least two light-emitting layers and may also comprise white light.
• the OLEDs can be used in all apparatus in which electroluminescence is useful. Suitable devices are preferably selected from stationary and mobile visual display units and illumination units. Stationary visual display units are, for example, visual display units of computers, televisions, visual display units in printers, kitchen appliances and advertising panels, illuminations and information panels. Mobile visual display units are, for example, visual display units in cellphones, tablet PCs, laptops, digital cameras, MP3 players, vehicles and destination displays on buses and trains. Further devices in which the inventive OLEDs can be used are, for example, keyboards; items of clothing; furniture; wallpaper.
• the present invention relates to a device selected from the group consisting of stationary visual display units such as visual display units of computers, televisions, visual display units in printers, kitchen appliances and advertising panels, illuminations, information panels, and mobile visual display units such as visual display units in cellphones, tablet PCs, laptops, digital cameras, MP3 players, vehicles and destination displays on buses and trains; illumination units; keyboards; items of clothing; furniture; wallpaper, comprising at least one inventive organic light-emitting diode or at least one inventive light-emitting layer.
• stationary visual display units such as visual display units of computers, televisions, visual display units in printers, kitchen appliances and advertising panels, illuminations, information panels
• mobile visual display units such as visual display units in cellphones, tablet PCs, laptops, digital cameras, MP3 players, vehicles and destination displays on buses and trains
• illumination units keyboards
• items of clothing furniture
• wallpaper comprising at least one inventive organic light-emitting diode or at least one inventive light-emitting layer.
• a glass substrate with 120 nm-thick indium-tin-oxide (ITO) transparent electrode used as an anode is first cleaned with isopropanol in an ultrasonic bath for 10 min. To eliminate any possible organic residues, the substrate is exposed to an ultraviolet light and ozone for further 30 min. This treatment also improves the hole injection properties of the ITO.
• the cleaned substrate is mounted on a substrate holder and loaded into a vacuum chamber. Thereafter, the organic materials specified below are applied by vapor deposition to the ITO substrate at a rate of approx. 0.2-1 ⁇ /sec at about 10 -6 -10 -8 mbar.
• As a hole injection layer compound with 30 nm thickness is applied. Then compound with 60 nm thickness is applied as a hole transporting layer.
• compound (HTM-1; for preparation, see Ir complex (7) in the application WO2005/019373 ) is then applied with a thickness of 10 nm.
• a mixture of 20% by weight of emitter compound, ( BE- 1), 15% by weight of compound ( HTM-1 ) and 65% by weight of host (V-1) are applied by vapor deposition in a thickness of 40 nm.
• material (V-1) is applied by vapour deposition with a thickness of 5 nm as an exciton and hole blocker.
• compound with 20 nm thickness is deposited as an electron transport layer.
• compound with 20 nm thickness is deposited as an electron transport layer.
• 1 nm-thick LiF is deposited as an electron injection layer and 80 nm-thick Al is then deposited as a cathode to complete the device.
• the device is sealed with a glass lid and a getter in an inert nitrogen atmosphere with less than 1 ppm of water and oxygen
• electroluminescence spectra are recorded at various currents and voltages.
• the current-voltage characteristic is measured in combination with the luminance to determine luminous efficiency and external quantum efficiency (EQE).
• 50% lifetime (LT50) the time spent until the initial luminance of 4'000 cd/m 2 is reduced to 50% (2'000 cd/m 2 ), is recorded.
• EQE and LT50 of the Comparative Application Examples are set to 100 and EQE and LT50 of the Application Examples are specified in relation to those of the Comparative Application Examples.

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